2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Strategic Management for Research and Development II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Shuzo Fujimura
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 11-12 Thu (Zoom)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.B413
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In the ”Strategic Management for Research and Development II ", to learn about the relationship between technology and the market.
Based on the concept of "Science" and "Technology" which have been learned in ”Strategic Management for Research and Development 1 ", structure of technology is lectured. In addition, issues that should be considered when a technology is introduced into the market will be discussed using the reference materials that are the case of "fuel cell", the book of "Roving Mars", and the article of "Impact of the principle of technology to the product architecture".
Course description and aims
To understand that there are three layers structuring a technology. "Physical limit" as the limitation in principle, "equipmnent limit" as the limitation by desigin ability, and "operation limit" as the limitation on operation skills.
To understand the isuues that should be considered when a technology is introdued to the society.
Keywords
Structure of technology, R&D of technology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Answer the given isuue as the result of the group discussion based on the contents of lectures.
On the day of group work, issues will be discussed by all attendants after the group presentations.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction, Grouping Lecture: How have Japanese companies considered technological R&D? | nothing |
| Class 2 | Lecture: The structure of technology I | Giving the issue for GW of the case "Fuel Cell". |
| Class 3 | Case video viewing of "Fuel Cell" Lecture: The structure of technology II | Giving the issue for GW of t"Gijutsu no Sozo to Sekkei". |
| Class 4 | Group Work: Case of "Fuel Cell" Discussing issues on the process that a technology is intoduced into the market. | Giving the issue for GW of "Roving Mars". |
| Class 5 | Group Work "Gijutsu no Sozo to Sekkei" | Giving the issue of the final report. |
| Class 6 | Group Work "Roving Mars" | nothing |
| Class 7 | Lecture: engineering ethics and corporate ethics | nothing |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
nothing
Reference books, course materials, etc.
"Roving Mars" by Steve Squyres
Other materials will be properly distributed
Evaluation methods and criteria
Reports: 80%
Contribution to the lecture: 20%
Related courses
- TIM.B412 ： Strategic Management for Research and Development I
- ESD.C402 ： Innovation Management ⅠⅡ
- TIM.B515 ： Product-Servive Design I
Prerequisites
The prerequisite to take this course is that you have acquired the credits of "Strategic Management for Research and Development I".
Without having acquired the credits of the above course, the credits of this course will not be counted as the necessary number of credits for graduation.